13/07/2014
The award-winning lyricist presents two very different songs by Irving Berlin and celebrates Michael Crawford in this week's Best of British.
The multi award-winning lyricist presents a selection of iconic songs opening up with Bette Midler in Rosemary Clooney mode. We hear 2 very different songs by Irving Berlin, Richard Harris tells us 'How to Handle a Woman', Michael Crawford takes centre stage in the week's Best of British celebration and there's the amazing version of Skylark by Aretha Franklin.
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Bette Midler
Hey There
- Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook.
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Johnny Mathis
My Romance
- Great American Songwriters Vol 5 - Rodgers & Hart.
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Eileen Farrell
I'm Old Fashioned
- I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues: The Eileen Farrell Album.
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Matt Monro
If I Never Sing Another Song
- Matt Monro Sings Don Black.
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The Executives
Brotherhood Of Man
- How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (New Broadway Cast).
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Connie Francis
God Bless America
- 26 Greatest Hits.
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Peter Skellern
Puttin' On The Ritz
- Astaire.
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Ezio Pinza
Some Enchanted Evening
- The Music From The Motion Picture: Only You.
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Dinah Washington
What A Diff'rence A Day Made
- The Best Of Dinah Washington.
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Richard Harris
How To Handle A Woman
- Camelot - Original Soundtrack.
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Doris Day
How Secret Love
- The Hit Singles Collection.
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Aretha Franklin
Skylark
- The Queen In Waiting.
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Nat King Cole & George Shearing
Let There Be Love
- Nat King Cole Sings/The George Shearing Quintet plays.
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Some Of Us Belong To The Stars
- Barnum.
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It's All In The Game
- Teenage Crush.
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A Fine Romance
- Ella & Louis.
Broadcast
- Sun 13 Jul 201423:00BBC Radio 2
